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Grass Valley NewsBrowse Desktop Browsing System Installation v.2.7 User Manual

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December 16, 2004

NewsBrowse Installation and Configuration Guide

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Advanced encoder stand-alone stage

Test: Advanced encoder stand-alone stage - high-res source

The following test exercises Advanced encoder functionality for creating proxy assets
using a Profile high-res clip as the source. A successful test verifies that the basic
configurations are correct.

Test description: New asset-types (MPEG proxy, thumbnail, storyboard) are created
from a high-res asset and are transferred to a different location.

ASK configuration, as in

“ASK registration stage” on page 50

, is required for this test.

NOTE: Run this test only in the stand-alone stage, with machines that have not yet
been added as managed devices (as in the + Server stage). Once the server is
connected, this test can result in corrupt database records.

Run the test as follows:

1. Make sure that the NewsBrowse system is not in use.

2. Make sure the Rules Wizard Service, Thomson Resolver service, and the Thomson

Metadata service are off on the NewsBrowse server.

3. On the Advanced encoder, click

Start | Programs | Thomson | NewsBrowse |

Diagnostic Tools | Transfer Client

. The Transfer Client application opens.

4. Configure as follows to check the connection: